Brad Briggs

Brad Briggs is the Editorial Director of StreetAuthority. A veteran of the financial publishing industry, Brad manages the team of writers and editors responsible for our premium newsletters, free newsletters, and website. He formerly co-wrote our Maximum Profit premium newsletter and manages our premium subscribers-only newsletter, StreetAuthority Insider. 

Brad bought his first stock in high school and has been hooked ever since. After graduating early from college, success in the market enabled him to pay off his student loans and buy his first house. And although he has experience in everything from momentum investing to options, one of his proudest investing accomplishments has been buying and holding on to Apple since 2014.

Brad believes that successful investing doesn't have to be complicated and that anyone can achieve financial independence regardless of background. As Editorial Director, Brad makes it his mission to demystify the world of investing for a wide audience. His writing has been featured in outlets like Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq.com, and MSN Money, among others. 

An experienced powerlifter, Brad spends his time renovating and working on his property in Texas and tending to cattle when not following the market.

Analyst Articles

With the market seemingly making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have to tell you that the available “discounts” on quality companies are few and far between. So, I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. This is the strategy that one of our experts, Amber Hestla, has been successfully using in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. —Sponsored Link— The World’s ‘Safest’ Investment Is About To CRASH The one investment you may hold dear… Read More

With the market seemingly making new all-time highs week after week, I don’t have to tell you that the available “discounts” on quality companies are few and far between. So, I’d like to dust off one of our favorite strategies for dealing with a pullback: getting paid to buy stocks at a discount. This is the strategy that one of our experts, Amber Hestla, has been successfully using in her premium newsletter, Income Trader. —Sponsored Link— The World’s ‘Safest’ Investment Is About To CRASH The one investment you may hold dear to your heart, that helps you sleep better at night, that you rely on for safety, security, and maybe even profits in a world gone mad, is about to get slaughtered. When it happens, trillions in wealth will be wiped out virtually overnight! To find out exactly what this investment is, click here. For those who are unfamiliar, you can in effect get paid for the chance to buy stocks at a discount by utilizing a conservative strategy that involves selling put options contracts. Here’s how it works… Let’s say you really want to buy Netflix… Read More

If you’re anything like me, you’re glad the holidays are over. Don’t get me wrong, taking a break from work and spending quality time with family is a good and necessary thing. But now it’s time to get back to business. Time to look forward. Time to plan for 2017 and beyond and navigate the challenges the market will likely bring. With this in mind, I recently came across an interesting trade that my colleague Jared Levy, Chief Investment Strategist of Profit Amplifier, shared with his readers… —Sponsored Link— BKIT Could Give… Read More

If you’re anything like me, you’re glad the holidays are over. Don’t get me wrong, taking a break from work and spending quality time with family is a good and necessary thing. But now it’s time to get back to business. Time to look forward. Time to plan for 2017 and beyond and navigate the challenges the market will likely bring. With this in mind, I recently came across an interesting trade that my colleague Jared Levy, Chief Investment Strategist of Profit Amplifier, shared with his readers… —Sponsored Link— BKIT Could Give You 200% Gains BEFORE February 1, 2017 With what could be the biggest breakthrough their industry has ever seen, little-known BKIT could have just supplanted the current king of sleep therapies, Ambien. Act now and you could see a fast 200% by February 1! See the proof HERE. Our Expert Is Starting The New Year With A Familiar Trade If you’ve been trading stocks for a while, then it’s very likely that you’ve developed certain “go-to” trades. These are the trades that, for some reason or other, you keep coming back to because they’re… Read More

I want to let you in on a secret… Wall Street doesn’t make most of its money from the stock market. While trading equities constitutes a large part of “big banking,” if you were to add the value of all the stocks in the world it would only come out $36.6 trillion. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a big number. It’s also one reason brokerage commissions have been the bread and butter of Wall Street firms since the New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1817. But the truth is there’s a much bigger market out there. This market, which… Read More

I want to let you in on a secret… Wall Street doesn’t make most of its money from the stock market. While trading equities constitutes a large part of “big banking,” if you were to add the value of all the stocks in the world it would only come out $36.6 trillion. Don’t get me wrong, that’s a big number. It’s also one reason brokerage commissions have been the bread and butter of Wall Street firms since the New York Stock Exchange was founded in 1817. But the truth is there’s a much bigger market out there. This market, which is valued at over $790 trillion, has grown exponentially since the Securities and Exchange Commission deregulated it in the 1990s. And the best part about this market is that it’s open to everybody. You don’t have to be a multi-million-dollar hedge fund manager or a Wall Street guru to take advantage of it. All you need is a brokerage account and a few thousand dollars to get started. —Recommended Link— Breaking Story: $4.3 Billion Awarded To Fight New Epidemic In an unprecedented move, the Department of Health and Human Services has just green-lighted $4.3 billion to fight this threat. Read More

In November 1906, Teddy Roosevelt found himself working the controls of a large steam shovel. Crowds of press members, natives and curious onlookers watched as flash bulbs went off, preserving the peculiar image for posterity.  Beneath the President’s handshakes and famous toothy grin was a sense of worry. After all, his legacy was on the line. Nearly two years in, workers had little to show in the way of progress. The inhospitable jungles and swamps, combined with sweltering temperatures, snakes, mosquitoes, smallpox, yellow fever and malaria meant that the work was not only back-breaking, but treacherous. Roosevelt was hoping his… Read More

In November 1906, Teddy Roosevelt found himself working the controls of a large steam shovel. Crowds of press members, natives and curious onlookers watched as flash bulbs went off, preserving the peculiar image for posterity.  Beneath the President’s handshakes and famous toothy grin was a sense of worry. After all, his legacy was on the line. Nearly two years in, workers had little to show in the way of progress. The inhospitable jungles and swamps, combined with sweltering temperatures, snakes, mosquitoes, smallpox, yellow fever and malaria meant that the work was not only back-breaking, but treacherous. Roosevelt was hoping his visit would boost morale. He was no stranger to hardship — and he had insisted that “No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is as of such consequence to the American people.”  —Sponsored Link— Here’s A Rare Chance To Build Unbelievable Wealth! When the stock market crashed in 1929, millions were devastated. But a savvy few used the crisis to catapult themselves into unprecedented wealth and fortune. How?  Inheritance? Business ventures? A deal with the devil?  No, they became some of the richest, most influential Americans in history by… Read More

Last week, I told readers that our annual “Predictions” report on 10 game-changing trends for the next year and beyond had just been released to the public. This is easily one of the most profitable (and popular) pieces of research we publish — and this year’s edition promises to deliver… Read More

For the past several years, StreetAuthority has released annual reports on our most profitable predictions for the upcoming year. Of course, we never claim to have a crystal ball, so we can’t guarantee that each prediction will play out exactly as expected. That said, many of our predictions have delivered… Read More

Many investors are familiar with Buffett’s famous holding of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). He began buying shares in 1988. At the time, Buffett said he expected to hang on to this “outstanding business” for “a long time.” And over the ensuing years, he continued to build his position in the iconic company. Today, Coca-Cola is one of Buffett’s largest holdings. As of February 19, Berkshire Hathaway owned 400 million shares of Coca-Cola, valued at roughly $17.2 billion. That’s nearly a fifth of the company’s equity portfolio. But what many investors don’t know is the story about when Buffett used options on… Read More

Many investors are familiar with Buffett’s famous holding of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). He began buying shares in 1988. At the time, Buffett said he expected to hang on to this “outstanding business” for “a long time.” And over the ensuing years, he continued to build his position in the iconic company. Today, Coca-Cola is one of Buffett’s largest holdings. As of February 19, Berkshire Hathaway owned 400 million shares of Coca-Cola, valued at roughly $17.2 billion. That’s nearly a fifth of the company’s equity portfolio. But what many investors don’t know is the story about when Buffett used options on Coca-Cola. —-Recommended Link-— The Single Best Group Of Stocks To Buy NOW Since 1926, one collection of stocks has accounted for HALF of the S&P’s return — through every market environment imaginable. If you don’t have this group in your own portfolio, you could be missing out on the single best place to put your money this year and next. Learn which stocks can… That’s right. The king of buy-and-hold uses options. More importantly, it’s the way Buffett used options in the case of Coca-Cola — which happens to be a safe, conservative way — that too many investors… Read More

Recently at StreetAuthority, we’ve been telling readers about a way to invest in some of the most exciting companies the world has to offer — before they go public on traditional stock exchanges. This is an absolute game-changer for investors. It means, for the first time ever, regular, non-accredited investors can get in on the early stages of what could become the next Google, Facebook, Microsoft and more. And it should go without saying that the potential profits to be had are enormous. If you missed my recent interview about this with Joseph Hogue, Chief Strategist of our newest premium… Read More

Recently at StreetAuthority, we’ve been telling readers about a way to invest in some of the most exciting companies the world has to offer — before they go public on traditional stock exchanges. This is an absolute game-changer for investors. It means, for the first time ever, regular, non-accredited investors can get in on the early stages of what could become the next Google, Facebook, Microsoft and more. And it should go without saying that the potential profits to be had are enormous. If you missed my recent interview about this with Joseph Hogue, Chief Strategist of our newest premium advisory, Pre-IPO Millionaire, go here. In that issue, we talk about everything from the loosening of regulations that make this possible to the various crowdfunding platforms investors can use to make incredible triple-digit-plus gains that many investors have already realized from this space. —Recommended Link— Can This Tax-Free Loophole Save Your Retirement? When Congress passed the Taxpayer Relief Act, they created a legal loophole that allows nearly any American to retire tax-free right here in America. Read our full report now. Today, I’d like to give you a little preview of Joseph’s first Pre-IPO Millionaire pick. And while I… Read More

Well, it’s finally over. Tuesday’s election was one for the ages. Few people saw this coming, but Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. Whether Trump was your guy or not, you may be feeling uncertain about how the incoming administration will affect the market and your portfolio. But you may remember something I recently told StreetAuthority readers: “I’ve seen some otherwise-smart people whose opinions I respect say things like ‘If Trump gets elected, the market will crash’ or ‘If Hillary wins, the economy will tank.’ Such talk is nonsense. The reality is that the market… Read More

Well, it’s finally over. Tuesday’s election was one for the ages. Few people saw this coming, but Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. Whether Trump was your guy or not, you may be feeling uncertain about how the incoming administration will affect the market and your portfolio. But you may remember something I recently told StreetAuthority readers: “I’ve seen some otherwise-smart people whose opinions I respect say things like ‘If Trump gets elected, the market will crash’ or ‘If Hillary wins, the economy will tank.’ Such talk is nonsense. The reality is that the market may get volatile around Election Day, yes, but the chances of it crashing are low.” You may also remember that I cited a recent survey by the Wall Street Journal which found that economists project a 60% chance of a recession within the next four years regardless of who is elected.  That still stands today. Frankly, this should concern you more than whether or not your candidate won on Tuesday. Nevertheless, this election does have implications for both the economy and your portfolio.  Our experts recognized this, too, which is why they weighed in on the election and the ensuing… Read More

In 1977, a man named Mike Markkula had already made his millions from stock options while working as a marketing manager for Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. He was introduced to two renegade engineers by the name of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack, who were working on a new personal computer, the Apple II.  After talking with Jobs, Markkula decided to fund the company, thus becoming its first “angel investor” and employee number three. Three years later, Apple went public and Markkula’s stake was worth $203 million.  —Recommended Link— Play The Presidential Market Plunge For Triple-Digit Returns ​Economic turmoil historically… Read More

In 1977, a man named Mike Markkula had already made his millions from stock options while working as a marketing manager for Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. He was introduced to two renegade engineers by the name of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack, who were working on a new personal computer, the Apple II.  After talking with Jobs, Markkula decided to fund the company, thus becoming its first “angel investor” and employee number three. Three years later, Apple went public and Markkula’s stake was worth $203 million.  —Recommended Link— Play The Presidential Market Plunge For Triple-Digit Returns ​Economic turmoil historically follows nearly every newly elected president. In fact, Bush fueled a 78% Nasdaq collapse in 2002. So regardless of who wins on November 8… you MUST take steps to protect your portfolio today. Click here to discover three POTUS-proof industries to play for up to 200.6% profits. That’s a serious chunk of change. Consequently, Markkula retired from Apple in 1996. Had he retained his full stake in Apple, it would be worth more than $177 billion today. Success stories like this are more common than you might think. That’s what can happen when you’re able to get in on the early stages of a promising… Read More